658-find-k-closest-elements

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Description

Given a sorted integer array arr, two integers k and x, return the k closest integers to x in the array. The result should also be sorted in ascending order.

An integer a is closer to x than an integer b if:

• |a - x| < |b - x|, or
• |a - x| == |b - x| and a < b

 

Example 1:

Input: arr = [1,2,3,4,5], k = 4, x = 3
Output: [1,2,3,4]

Example 2:

Input: arr = [1,2,3,4,5], k = 4, x = -1
Output: [1,2,3,4]

 

Constraints:

• 1 <= k <= arr.length
• 1 <= arr.length <= 104
• arr is sorted in ascending order.
• -104 <= arr[i], x <= 104

Solution(Python)

class Solution:
    def findClosestElements(self, arr: List[int], k: int, x: int) -> List[int]:
        left, right = 0, len(arr) - k
        while left < right:
            mid = (left + right) // 2
            if x - arr[mid] > arr[mid + k] - x:
                left = mid + 1
            else:
                right = mid
        return arr[left:left + k]